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CHUN WU
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Department of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences
College of Science and Mathematics Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, Tel: (856) 256-5462, Fax: (856) 256-4478
e-Mail: [email protected] Web: http://users.rowan.edu/~wuc
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Computer-aided Drug Designs (CADD) Molecular Modeling (MM) and Molecular Dynamics Simulation (MD) Administrator, Programmer and User of High Performance Computing Cluster (HPC)
EDUCATION
2005 Ph. D., Analytical Chemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2005 M. S., Computer Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 1999 M. S. Analytical Chemistry Xiamen University, China 1995 B. S., Chemistry, Xiamen University, China
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2018- Associate member of Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC), Collaboration with Prof. Haiguang Liu at Beijing CSRC
“Signaling Mechanism of G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCR)” 2018: Associate Professor, Rowan University, Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry
and Molecular & Cellular Sciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028. Independent Research Group with Postdocs, Visiting scholars, MS graduate and BS students. “Flexible Linker Design for designing an Antibody Protein Containing Two Epitomes.”
2018-2019: Bioinformatics Program Coordinator, Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028.
“Advising on Bioinformatics Graduate and Undergraduate Students.” 2013 - 2018: Assistant Professor, Depts of Chem & Biochem and Molecular & Cellular
Biosciences, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028. Independent Research Group with Visiting scholars, MS graduate and BS students. “Computer-Aided Drug Design/CADD and Molecular Modeling and Simulation”
2011 - 2013: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Independent Research, with Joan-Emma Shea. PhD and
Michael T. Bowers, PhD, Dept of Chem and Biochem, UCSB “Structural Similarities and Differences between Amyloidogenic and Non- Amyloidogenic Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) Sequences and Implications for the Dual Physiological and Pathological Activities of These Peptides”
2009 - 2011: Assistant Specialist, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Postdoctoral Research with Joan-Emma Shea. PhD and Michael T. Bowers, PhD, Dept of Chem and Biochem, UCSB “Assessment of the performance of popular quantum mechanics (QM) and molecular mechanics (MM) with implicit solvent models on 100 tetrapeptide models” “The formation of earlier amyloidogenic peptides”.
2007 - 2009: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Postdoctoral Research with Joan-Emma Shea. PhD and
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Michael T. Bowers, PhD, Dept of Chem and Biochem, UCSB “Folding pathway of an ordered protein and amyloidogenic peptides; Binding of dye molecules to amyloidogenic oligomer and fibrils”
2005 - 2006: University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Postdoctoral Fellow, the Genome Center of UC Davis Postdoctoral Research with Yong Duan, PhD, UC Davis “Protein Loop Prediction, Ligand Force Field Development and Binding Free Energy Analysis of Amyloidogenic heptapeptide.”
1999 - 2005: University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 PhD Student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dissertation Research with Yong Duan, PhD, Dept. of Chem. & Biochem “Nucleation and growth of an amyloidogenic hexapeptide (NFGAIL) in aqueous solution observed in molecular dynamics simulations”.
1996 -1999 Xiamen University, Xiamen, P. R. China MS in the Department of Chemistry Department
Thesis Research with Yaoqun Li (李耀群), PhD, Dept of Chem
“FPATH, a Program to Design the Optimum Scanning Route for Nonlinear Variable-angle Synchronous Fluorescence (NLVASF) including FPATH_CAD and FPATH_CTRL: the former is used to design an optimal NLVASF scanning route and the latter is used to realize the mechanical NLVASF scan.”
1991 -1995 Xiamen University, Xiamen, P. R. China BS in the Department of Chemistry Department
Undergraduate Research with Zhuguang Lin (林竹光), Dept of Chem.
“Quick obtainment of excitation emission matrix (EEM) of single/multiple component from its excitation and emission spectra of fluorescence by numerical orthogonal computing method and linear addition.” “Obtainment of any type of synchronous fluorescence spectra of two components by computational method.” “Applying accumulation method to tridimensional fluorescence spectrometry to improve signal-to-noise ratio.”
EXTRAMURAL FUNDING
2021-2022 Lead PI: Xiao-Yang Mou, Co-PIs: C WU, S. Jonnalagadda, M. Pandey, Novel inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2 as effective COVID-19 therapeutics - An experimental and computational study, Guava Medicine LLC, ($100,000)
2021-2024 C, WU (Faculty Mentor), NIH, Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) training grant (T34) ($2M)
2021-2022 Lead PI: C Wu, Co-PI, T Keck, Joint Computational-Experimental Drug Discovery Of Novel Biased Agonists to Dopamine D2 Receptor toward Better Schizophrenia/Parkinson’s Medications, New Jersey Health Foundation ($35,000)
2020-2021 Sole PI: C WU, In silico visioning communications between signal ligands bound to β2 adrenergic G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) and effecter guanine nucleotide (GDP) bound to Gα in an open conformation using molecular dynamics simulations in explicit membrane, National Research Council at the National Academies of Science, MCB170090P (150,000 MD Simulation Units) on Anton2 at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC)
2019-2022 Lead PI: T Vaden Co-PIs: C WU and G Caputo, RUI: Combining Experiments and Simulations To Optimize Biomolecular Ionic Liquids for Protein Stabilization, NSF RUI-1904797 ($300,000)
2018-2022 Sole PI: C WU, Request of computational time for a bioinformatics course in Fall Request Number: MCB170088 (Renewal) Awarded Resources: PSC GPU (Bridges GPU): 2,500.0 GPU Hours PSC Regular Memory (Bridges): 50,000.0 SUs PSC Storage (Bridges Pylon): 1,000.0 GB TACC Dell/Intel Knights Landing, Skylake System (Stampede2): 1,600.0 Node Hours TACC Long-term tape Archival Storage (Ranch): 1,000.0 GB.
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2018-2020 Lead/Host PI: C WU, Co-PI: Dr. Dr. Siyan Liao, Computer Aided Drug Design in targeting GPCRs
and anti-cancer anti-body, Visiting scholarship $72,000 (Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 511436 P. R. China
2018-2019 Lead PI:C. Krummenacher Co-PI:C WU Development of small inhibitors of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. New Jersey Health Foundation ($ 35,000, directs only)
2017-2018 Sole PI: C WU, Probe activation mechanism of membrane GPCR receptors using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation with explicit membrane. National Research Council at the National Academies of Science, PSCA17017P (100,000 MD Simulation Units on Anton2 at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC)
2017-2018 Sole PI: C WU, Request of 200,000 SUs for a bioinformatics course in Fall 2017 Request Number: MCB170088 (New) Start Date: N/A End Date: 2018-07-20 Awarded Resources: PSC Regular Memory (Bridges): 50,000.0 SUs PSC Storage (Bridges Pylon): 500.0 GB SDSC Dell Cluster with Intel Haswell Processors (Comet): 50,000.0 SUs SDSC Medium-term disk storage (Data Oasis): 500.0 GB TACC Dell/Intel Knights Landing System (Stampede2 Phase 1): 1,600.0 Node Hours TACC Long-term tape Archival Storage (Ranch): 500.0 GB The estimated value of these awarded resources is $4,360.66. The allocation of these resources represents a considerable investment by the NSF in advanced computing infrastructure for U.S. The dollar value of your allocation is estimated from the NSF awards supporting the allocated resources.
2017-2018 Sole PI: C WU, Request of 200,000 SUs on Stampede for a modeling course in Spring 2017 Action Type: Renewal Request Number: MCB160004 TACC Dell PowerEdge C8220 Cluster with Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors (Stampede): 200,000.0 Core-hours TACC Long-term tape Archival Storage (Ranch): 1,000.0 GB
2016-2017 Sole PI: C WU, Request of 200,000 SUs to study the activation mechanism of 6TM variants of human µ-opioid receptor by morphine derivative (IBNtxA) using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation with explicit membrane Action Type: New Request Number: MCB160164 Allocations TG-MCB160164 (XSEDE/NSF) LSU Cluster (superMIC): 50,000.0 SUs PSC Regular Memory (Bridges): 50,000.0 SUs PSC Storage (Bridges Pylon): 100.0 GB SDSC Dell Cluster with Intel Haswell Processors (Comet): 50,000.0 SUs SDSC Medium-term disk storage (Data Oasis): 500.0 GB TACC Dell PowerEdge C8220 Cluster with Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors (Stampede): 50,000.0 Core-hours TACC Long-term tape Archival Storage (Ranch): 500.0 GB
2016-2017 Sole PI: C WU, Request of 200,000 SUs on Stampede for a modeling course Action Type: New Request Number: MCB160004 TACC Dell PowerEdge C8220 Cluster with Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors (Stampede): 200,000.0 Core-hours TACC Long-term tape Archival Storage (Ranch): 1,000.0 GB
2017-2018 Sole PI: C. WU, Probe activation mechanism of membrane receptors using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation with explicit membrane MCB160173 TACC Dell PowerEdge C8220 Cluster with Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors (Stampede): 226,439.0 Core-hours, TACC Long-term tape Archival Storage (Ranch): 500.0 GB, The value of these awarded resources is $7,844.00
2016-2017 Lead PI: Dimitri Pestov, Co-PI: C WU, Targeting ribosome biogenesis as a new strategy to enhance cancer chemotherapy, New Jersey Health Foundation, $ 35,000
2016-2017 Lead PI: Subash Jonnalagadda, Co-PI: C WU, Development of Novel Small Molecules as Potential Anti-Cancer Agents, Channel Therapeutics Industry award $62,479
2015 Multi-PI: C Wu TM Keck, G Moura-Letts. Understanding the Consequences of 6TM Splice Variants in MOR-1 Ligand Binding: Towards Novel Analgesics, Channel Biosciences ($205,620 total).
2014-2017 Lead PI: Nidhal Bouaynaya, Co-PIs: C Wu, Robi Polikar, and B. Sukumaran, "MRI: Acquisition of a High Performance Computer to Integrate Data Intensive Research and Education: Bringing HPC to South Jersey," The National Science Foundation (ACI-1429467) hereby awards a grant of $397,024 to Rowan University for support of the project described in the proposal referenced above as modified by cover page dated February 25, 2014.
2015-2016 Lead/Host PI:C WU, Co-PI: Dr. Kai Tan Development and application of QM/MM
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(Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics) methods to study Metalloproteins, China Scholarship Council (CSC-201406315045, $21,600)
2015-2016 Lead/Host PI: C Wu, Co-PI: Dr. Dr. Xiaoyan Wang, Drug design of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) against targets β3-AR and GLP-1R by molecular dynamics simulation, Visiting scholarship $8,000 (Shandong Provincial Education Department)
INTRAMURAL FUNDING
2017-2019 Lead PI: C Wu, Co-PI, T Keck, Joint Computational-Experimental Drug Discovery Of Novel Biased Agonists to Dopamine D2 Receptor toward Better Schizophrenia/Parkinson’s Medications, College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) Pilot Seed Fund ($20,000)
2015-2016 Sole PI: C Wu, Binding of anticancer ligands (telomestatin and its novel replacement) to key G-Quadruplex DNA structures probed by molecular dynamics simulations Rowan University Seed Funding Program ($10,000)
2013-2016 Sole PI: C Wu, Rowan startup ($80,000) PENDING RESEARCH PROPOSAL
2022-2025 Faculty Mentor, C Wu, NSF, REU Site: Research and Career Development in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2022-2025, $350,000, Pending
Unfunded RESEARCH PROPOSAL
2022-2024 PI: TM Keck. Co-PIs: G Moura-Letts and C WU, Developing New Dopamine D2 Receptor Agonists and Partial Agonists for Parkinson's Disease and Schizophrenia. NIH R20 ($412,500 directs).
2021-2024 Multiple PIs: Krummenancher, C, S. Jonnalagadda, C WU, Structure-based design of inhibitors of HSV entry, NIH R15, $441,510
2020-2023 Lead PI: Nidhal Bouaynaya, Co-PIs: C Wu, Research Experience for Teachers: Rowan’s Research Opportunities Partner Industries with Community College Educators to Seize the Data Revolution, $597,946
AWARD
2021 Prof. Wu, World Class Professor (WCP) award by Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture of Republic of Indonesia to promote the research collaboration with Dr. Muhammad Arba, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Halu Oleo, Indonesia.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (80 total, h-index 32, total citations 7703+)
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vk54XEgAAAAJ&hl=en
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/J-2005-2012 orcid.org/0000-0002-0176-3873 Peer Reviewed Publications since Joining Rowan Univ. (Undergrad Students Underlined)
1. Lupala, C.S.; Kumar, V.; Su, X.-d.; Wu, C.; Liu, H. Computational insights into differential interaction of mammalian angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 with the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain. Computers in Biology and Medicine 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.105017, 105017, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.105017.
2. Patel, A. Y.; Clark, A. K.; Paradis, N. J.; Amin, M.; Vaden, T. D.; Wu, C.; Caputo, G. A., Effects of Ionic Liquids on Laccase from Trametes versicolor. Biophysica 2021, 1, 429-444. doi:10.3390/biophysica1040031.
3. Kumar, V.; Liu, H*.; Wu, C*, Drug Repurposing against SARS-CoV-2 Receptor Binding Domain using Ensemble-based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2021, 135, 104634, doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104634
4. Leung, L.; Liao, SY; Wu, C., To probe the binding interactions between two FDA approved migraine drugs (Ubrogepant and Rimegepant) and calcitonin-gene related peptide receptor (CGRPR) using
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molecular dynamics simulations, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2021, 12(14), 2629-2642 https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00135
5. Uba, AI; Scorese, N.; Dean, E.; Liu, HG; Wu, C., Activation Mechanism of Corticotrophin Releasing Factor Receptor Type 1 Elucidated Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2021, 12(9), 1674-1687, doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00126
6. DeStefano, I.; DeStefano G.; Paradis NJ; Patel R.; Clark AK; Gogoj H.; Singh G.; Jonnalagadda KS; Patel AY; Wu C.; Caputo GA; Vaden TD Thermodynamic destabilization of azurin by four different tetramethylguanidinium amino acid ionic liquids, International J of Biological Macromolecules, 2021, 180,355-364, doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.090
7. Patel, A. Y.; Jonnalagadda, K. S.; Paradis, N.; Vaden, T. D.; Wu, C.; Caputo, G. A., Effects of Ionic
Liquids on Metalloproteins. Molecules 2021, 26(2), 514 doi.org/10.3390/molecules26020514. PMID:
33478102; PMCID: PMC7835893
8. Arba, M.; Wahyudi, S. T.; Brunt, D. J.; Paradis, N.; Wu, C., Mechanistic insight on the remdesivir binding to RNA-Dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-cov-2. Computers in Biology and
Medicine 2021, 129, 104156. doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2020.104156. PMID: 33260103;
PMCID: PMC7691827
9. S Liao, K Tan, C Floyd, D Bong, MJ Pino Jr, C Wu. Probing biased activation of mu-opioid receptor by the biased agonist PZM21 using all atom molecular dynamics simulation, Life Sciences 2021, 269,
119026. doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119026. PMID: 33444617
10. Arba, M.; Nur-Hidayat, A.; Usman, I.; Yanuar, A.; Wahyudi, S. T.; Fleischer, G.; Brunt, D. J.; Wu, C*., Virtual Screening of the Indonesian Medicinal Plant and Zinc Databases for Potential Inhibitors of the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRp) of 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Indonesian Journal of Chemistry; 2020, 20(6),1430-1440 DOI: 10.22146/ijc.56120
11. Cheng, R.; Wu, C*.; Cao, Z*.; Wang, B*., QM/MM MD simulations reveal an asynchronous PCET mechanism for nitrite reduction by copper nitrite reductase. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
2020, 22, 20922-20928. DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03053h. PMID: 32924054
12. Sullivan, H.-J.; Chen, B.; Wu, C*., A molecular dynamics study on the binding of an anti-cancer DNA G-quadruplex stabilizer, CX-5461, to human telomeric, cKIT-1, and c-Myc G-quadruplexes and a DNA duplex. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2020. 60,10, 5203-5224,
doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00632. PMID: 32820923
13. Chen, B.; Fountain, G.; Sullivan, H.-J.; Paradis, N.; Wu, C*., To probe the binding pathway of a selective compound (D089-0563) to c-MYC Pu24 G-quadruplex using free ligand binding simulations and Markov state model analysis. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020, 22, 22567-22583,
doi.org/10.1039/d0cp03863f. PMID: 33000836
14. Kumar, V.; Hoag, H.; Sader, S.; Scorese, N.; Liu, H*.; Wu, C*., GDP Release from the Open Conformation of Gα Requires Allosteric Signaling from the Agonist-Bound Human β2 Adrenergic Receptor. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 2020, 60, 4064-4075,
doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00432. PMID: 32786510
15. Cairns, T. M.; Atanasiu, D.; Saw, W. T.; Lou, H.; Whitbeck, J. C.; Ditto, N. T.; Bruun, B.; Browne, H.; Bennett, L.; Wu, C.; Krummenacher, C.; Brooks, B. D.; Eisenberg, R. J.; Cohen, G. H., Localization of the Interaction Site of Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein D (gD) on the Membrane Fusion Regulator,
gH/gL. Journal of Virology 2020, 94, e00983-20. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00983-20. PMID: 32759318;
PMCID: PMC7527043
16. Uba, A. I.; Radicella, C.; Readmond, C.; Scorese, N.; Liao, S. Y.; Liu*, H. G.; Wu, C*., Binding of Agonist WAY-267,464 and Antagonist WAY-Methylated to Oxytocin Receptor Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Life Sciences 2020, 252, 117643,
doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117643. PMID: 32298738
17. Sullivan, H.-J.; Tursi, A.; Moore, K.; Campbell, A.; Floyd, C.; Wu, C*., Binding Interactions of Ergotamine and Dihydroergotamine to 5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor 1B (5-HT1b) Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Dynamic Network Analysis. Journal of Chemical Information and
Modeling, 2020 60 (3), 1749-1765 doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.9b01082. PMID: 32078320
18. Sullivan, H.-J.; Wang, X.; Nogle, S.; Liao, S.; Wu, C.*, To Probe Full and Partial Activation of Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors by Pan-Agonist Chiglitazar Using Molecular Dynamics
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Simulations. PPAR Research 2020, 1-24. doi.org/10.1155/2020/5314187. PMID: 32308671; PMCID:
PMC7152983 19. Liao, S.; Floyd, C.; Verratti, N.; Leung, L.; Wu, C*., Analysis of vismodegib resistance in D473G and
W535L mutants of SMO receptor and design of novel drug derivatives using molecular dynamics
simulations. Life Sci 2020, 244, 117302. doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2020.117302. PMID: 31953165
20. Mulholland, K.; Sullivan, H.-J.; Garner, J.; Cai, J.; Chen, B.; Wu, C*., Three-Dimensional Structure of RNA Monomeric G-Quadruplex Containing ALS and FTD Related G4C2 Repeat and Its Binding with TMPyP4 Probed by Homology Modeling based on Experimental Constraints and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2020, 11, 57-75. DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00572.
PMID: 31800202
21. Fultang N, Illendula A, Chen B, Wu C, Jonnalagadda S, Baird N, et al. (2019) Strictinin, a novel ROR1-inhibitor, represses triple negative breast cancer survival and migration via modulation of
PI3K/AKT/GSK3ß activity. PLoS ONE 14(5): e0217789. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217789. PMID:
31150511; PMCID: PMC6544296
22. Machireddy, B., Sullivan, H.J. and Wu, C. (2019) Binding of BRACO19 to a Telomeric G-Quadruplex DNA Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Explicit Solvent. Molecules, 24, 1010,
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24061010. [Journal IF =2.988 ; citations = ] PMID: 30871220; PMCID:
PMC6471034
23. Keck, T.M., Free, R.B., Day, M.M., Brown, S.L., Maddaluna, M.S., Fountain, G., Cooper, C., Fallon, B., Holmes, M., Stang, C. Burkhardt R., Bonifazi A., Elleberger M.P., Newman AH., Sibely DR. Wu, C and Boateng C.A. (2019) Dopamine D4 Receptor-Selective Compounds Reveal Structure-Activity Relationships that Engender Agonist Efficacy. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 62 (7), pp 3722–3740, 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00231. [Journal IF =6.259 ; citations = ]
24. Ruslin, R.; Amelia, R.; Yamin, Y.; Megantara, S.; Wu, C.; Arba, M., 3D-QSAR, molecular docking, and dynamics simulation of quinazoline–phosphoramidate mustard conjugates as EGFR inhibitor. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 2019, 9, 89-97. DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2019.90113 [Journal IF =0.69 ; citations = ]
25. Sullivan HJ, Readmond C., Radicella C., Persad V., Fasano TJ, Wu C., 2018 Binding of Telomestatin, TMPyP4, BSU6037, and BRACO19 to a Telomeric G-Quadruplex–Duplex Hybrid Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Explicit Solvent, ACS Omega, , 3 (11), pp 14788–14806, DOI:
10.1021/acsomega.8b01574 [Journal IF =2.58 ; citations = ] PMID: 30555989; PMCID: PMC6289566
26. Sader S., Anant M., and Wu, C, To probe interaction of morphine and IBNtxA with 7TM and 6TM variants of the human µ-opioid receptor using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations with an explicit membrane, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018, 1724-1741, DOI: 10.1039/c7cp06745c.
PMID: 29265141.
27. Montgomery D., Campbell A., Sullivan HJ and Wu C*, Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Biased Agonists at the Dopamine D2 Receptor Suggests the Mechanism of Receptor Functional Selectivity, J
Biomol Struct & Dyn, 2018, 1-20 https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2018.151337,[Journal IF
=3.123 ; citations = ] PMID: 30124143 28. Ilitchev, A.; Giammona, M.; Olivas, C.; Claud, S.; Cantrell, KL; Wu, C; Buratto, S; Bowers, M., 2018,
Hetero-oligomeric Amyloid Assembly and Mechanism: Prion Fragment PrP(106-126) Catalyzes the
Islet Amyloid Polypeptide β-Hairpin, J Am Chem Soc, 2018, 140,30,9685-9695,
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b05925 [Journal IF =13.0 ; citations =1 ] PMID: 29989407
29. Liu, F.; Hoag, H.; Wu, C.; Liu, H.; Yin, H.; Dong, J.; Qian, Z.; Miao, F.; Liu, M.; Miao, J., Experimental and Simulation Identification of Xanthohumol as an Inhibitor and Substrate of ABCB1. Applied Sciences,2018, 8(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/app8050681 [Journal IF = 1.855; citations = 1]Bi
30. Machireddy, B., Kalra, G., Jonnalagadda, S., Ramanujachary, K., Wu, C*. , Probing the Binding Pathway of BRACO19 to a Parallel-Stranded Human Telomeric G-Quadruplex Using Molecular Dynamics Binding Simulation with AMBER DNA OL15 and Ligand GAFF2 Force Fields. Journal
Chemical Information and Modeling. 2017, 57(11), 2846-2864,
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.7b00287 [Journal IF =3.657 ; citations =8 ] PMID: 29028340
31. Readmond, C., Wu, C*. 2017, Investigating detailed interactions between novel PAR1 antagonist F16357 and the receptor using docking and molecular dynamic simulations. Journal of Molecular
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Graphics and Modelling. 2017, 77:205-217.,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmgm.2017.08.019 [Journal IF
= 1.678 ; citations = 1] PMID: 28881236
32. Shen, Z.; Mulholland, K.; Zheng, Y.; Wu, C.*, Binding of Anticancer Drug Daunomycin to a TGGGGT G-Quadruplex DNA Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Additional Pure Groove Binding Mode and Implications on Designing More Selective G-Quadruplex Ligands. Journal of
Molecular Modeling 2017, 23:256,https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-017-3417-6 [Journal IF = 1.678;
citations =5 ] PMID: 28785893
33. Mulholland, K.; Siddiquei, F.; Wu, C.*, Binding Modes and Pathway of RHPS4 to Human Telomeric G-quadruplex and Duplex DNA Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Explicit
Solvent. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2017, 19,18685-18694,
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CP03313C [Journal IF =4.44 ; citations =6 ] PMID: 28696445 34. Sader, S.; Cai, J.; Muller, A.; Wu, C.*, Can human allergy drug fexofenadine, an antagonist of
histamine (H1) receptor, be used to treat dog and cat? Homology modeling, docking and molecular dynamic Simulation of three H1 receptors in complex with fexofenadine. J Mol Graph Model 2017,
75, 106-116. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.jmgm.2017.05.010 [Journal IF =1.67 ; citations = ] PMID:
28544909
35. Borrell, K. L.; Cancglin, C.; Stinger, B. L.; DeFrates, K. G.; Caputo, G. A.; Wu, C.; Vaden, T. D., An Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Study of Red Fluorescent Protein mCherry in Novel Aqueous
Amino Acid Ionic Liquids. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2017, 121 (18), 4823-4832.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03582 [Journal IF =3.18 ; citations = 3] PMID: 28425717
36. Sader, S and Wu, C* (2017) “Computational analysis of Amsacrine resistance in human Topoisomerase II alpha mutants (R487K and E571K) using homology modeling and all-atom molecular dynamics simulation in explicit solvent”, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling,
72,209-219,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmgm.2016.11.019 [Journal IF =1.67 ; citations =2 ] PMID:
28110185
37. Capilato JN, Philippi SV, Reardon T, McConnell A, Oliver DC, Warren A, Adams JS, Wu C*, Perez LJ* (2017) “Development of a novel series of non-natural triaryl agonists and antagoinsts of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa LasR quorum sensing receptor”, Bioorg Med Chem. 2017, 25(1):153-165
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2016.10.021 [Journal IF = 2.97; citations = 4] PMID: 27825554 38. Mulholland, K and Wu, C* (2016) “Binding of Telomestatin to a Telomeric G-Quadruplex DNA Probed
by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Explicit Solvent”, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 56 (10), 2093–2102 [Journal IF = 3.65 , Citations=9]
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00473. PMID: 27632666
39. Mulholland, K and Wu, C* (2016) “Computational Study of Anticancer Drug Resistance Caused by 10 Topisomerase I Mutations, Including 7 Camptothecin Analogs and Lucanthone” Journal of Chemical
Information and Modeling, 56 (9), 1872–1883 【Journal IF=3.65, Citations=3】
10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00317. PMID: 27564845
40. Levine, Z. A; Rapp, M. V.; Wei, W.;Mullen R. G.; Wu, C.; Zerze, G; Mitta J.; Waite J. H.; Israelachvilli, J.N.; Shea, JE (2016) “Surface Force Measurements and Simulations of Mussel-Derived Peptide Adhesives on Wet Organic Surfaces”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 113(16):4332-4337 [Journal IF=9.4,
Citations= 33] 10.1073/pnas.1603065113 PMID: 27036002; PMCID: PMC4843488
41. Wong, A. G.; Wu, C.; Hannaberry, E.; Watson, M. D.; Shea, J.-E.; Raleigh, D. P. (2016) Analysis of the amyloidogenic potential of pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) islet amyloid polypeptide highlights the limitations of thioflavin-T assays and the difficulties in defining amyloidogenicity, Biochemistry, 55
(3),510–518 [Journal IF=2.997, Citations=21] 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01107 PMID: 26694855; PMCID:
PMC5502355
42. Zheng, X., Wu, C., Liu, D., Li, H., Bitan, G., Shea, J.-E., and Bowers, M. T. (2016) “Mechanism of C-Terminal Fragments of Amyloid β-Protein as Aβ Inhibitors: Do C-Terminal Interactions Play a Key Role in Their Inhibitory Activity?”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 120 (8): 1615-1623 [Journal
IF=3.187, Citations= 20] 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b08177 PMID: 26439281; PMCID: PMC4777659
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43. Susa AC, Wu C, Sivas SL, Dupuis NF, Raleigh D, et al. (2014) “Defining the Molecular Basis of Amyloid
Inhibitors: Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide–Insulin Interactions.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136(37), 12912-
12919 [Journal IF=13.038, Citations= 38] 10.1021/ja504031d. PMID: 25144879; PMCID: PMC4183647
44. Wang, X., Vallurupalli, P., Vu, A., Lee, K., Sun, S., Bai, W., Wu, C., Zhou, H., Shea, J., Kay, L., Dahlquist, F. (2014) “The Linker between the Dimerization and Catalytic Domains of the CheA Histidine Kinase Propagates Changes in Structure and Dynamics That Are Important for Enzymatic Activity.”
Biochemistry 53, 855-861 [Citations= 13] 10.1021/bi4012379 PMID: 24444349; PMCID:
PMC3985700
45. Wen MW, Jiang JL, Wang ZX*, Wu C* (2014) “How accurate are the popular PCM/GB continuum solvation models for calculating the solvation energies of amino acid side-chain analogs?” Theor Chem Acc 133:1471 10.1007/s00214-014-1471-z [Journal IF=1.47, Citations= 5]
46. Bleiholder C, Do T, Wu C, Economou NJ, Bernstein SS, Buratto SK, Shea JE, Bowers MT (2013) “Ion
Mobility Spectrometry Reveals the Mechanism of Amyloid Formation of Aβ(25-35) and its Modulation by
Inhibitors at the Molecular Level: Epigallocatechin Gallate and Scyllo-Inositol” J Am Chem Soc 135,
16926-16937 [Journal IF=13.038, Citations= 68] 10.1021/ja406197f PMID: 24131107
Peer Reviewed Publications Prior to Joining Rowan University
47. Wu C, Shea JE (2013) “Structural similarities and differences between amyloidogenic and non-amyloidogenic islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) sequences and implications for the dual physiological and pathological activities of these peptides.” PLoS Comput Biol 9(8): e1003211 [Journal IF
=3.955 ,Citations= 57] PMID: 24009497; PMCID: PMC3757079 48. Lei HX*, Wang XF, Wu C* (2012) “Early stage intercalation of doxorubicin to DNA fragments observed
in molecular dynamics binding simulations.” J Mol Graph Model 38, 279-289 [Journal IF
=1.678 ,Citations= 40] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2012.05.006. PMID: 23079648
49. Wang XQ†, Wu C†, Vu A, Shea JE, Dahlquist FW (2012) “Computational and Experimental Analyses Reveal the Essential Roles of Inter-domain Linkers in the Biological Function of Chemotaxis Histidine Kinase CheA.” J Am Chem Soc 134(39), 16107-16110 [Journal IF =13.038 ,Citations= 21] DOI:
10.1021/ja3056694. PMID: 22992224; PMCID: PMC3483030
50. Wu C, Scott J, Shea JE (2012) “Binding of Congo red to amyloid protofibrils of the Alzheimer Aβ9-40 peptide probed by molecular dynamics simulations.” Biophys J 103: 550-557 [Journal IF =3.632 ,
Citations=82] DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.07.008. PMID: 22947871; PMCID: PMC3414877
51. Wu C, Shea JE (2012) “The Structure of Intrinsically Disordered Peptides Implicated in Amyloid Diseases: Insights from Fully Atomistic Simulations.” In: Dokholyan N, editor. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Berlin: Springer. pp. 215-227 Citations: [Journal IF = , Citations=3] DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2146-7_9
52. Gessel MM†, Wu C†, Li HY†, Bitan G, Shea JE, et al. (2011) “Aβ(39-42) Modulates Aβ Oligomerization but Not Fibril Formation.” Biochemistry 51: 108-117. [Journal IF =2.997 , Citations= 61] DOI:
10.1021/bi201520b. PMID: 22129303; PMCID: PMC3271797 53. Wu C, Shea JE (2011) “Coarse-grained models for protein aggregation.” Curr Opin Struct Biol 21:
209-220. [Journal IF = ,Citations= 160] DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2011.02.002. PMID: 21371882
54. Dupuis NF, Wu C, Shea JE, Bowers MT (2011) “The Amyloid Formation Mechanism in Human IAPP: Dimers Have β-Strand Monomer-Monomer Interfaces.” J Am Chem Soc 133: 7240-7243 [Journal IF
=13.038, citations=158] DOI: 10.1021/ja1081537. PMID: 21517093; PMCID: PMC3093713
55. Wu C, Bowers MT, Shea JE (2011) “On the Origin of the Stronger Binding of PIB over Thioflavin T to Protofibrils of the Alzheimer Amyloid-β Peptide: A Molecular Dynamics Study.” Biophys J 100: 1316-
1324. [Journal IF = 3.632, Citations= 71] DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.01.058. PMID: 21354405; PMCID:
PMC3043208
56. Wu C, Shea JE (2010) “On the Origins of the Weak Folding Cooperativity of a Designed αββ Ultrafast Protein FSD-1.” PLoS Comput Biol 6: e1000998. [Journal IF =3.955 , Citations= 17] DOI:
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000998. PMID: 21124953; PMCID: PMC2987907
57. Wu C, Bowers MT, Shea JE (2010) “Molecular Structures of Quiescently Grown and Brain-Derived Polymorphic Fibrils of the Alzheimer Amyloid Aβ(9-40) Peptide: A Comparison to Agitated Fibrils.” PLoS
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Comput Biol 6: e1000693 [Journal IF =3.955, Citations= 59] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000693. PMID:
20221247; PMCID: PMC2832665
58. Jiang JL, Wu YB, Wang ZX*, Wu C* (2010) “Assessing the Performance of Popular Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Mechanics Methods and Revealing the Sequence-Dependent Energetic Features Using 100 Tetrapeptide Models.” J Chem Theory Comput 6: 1199-1209 [Journal IF = 5.301 , Citations=44] DOI: 10.1021/ct100008q.
59. Grabenauer M, Wu C, Soto P, Shea JE, Bowers MT (2009) “Oligomers of the Prion Protein Fragment 106-126 Are Likely Assembled from β-Hairpins in Solution, and Methionine Oxidation Inhibits Assembly without Altering the Peptide's Monomeric Conformation.” J Am Chem Soc 132: 532-539. [Journal IF
=13.038 , Citations= 66] DOI: 10.1021/ja905595k. PMID: 20020713
60. Wu C, Biancalana M, Koide S, Shea JE (2009) “Binding Modes of Thioflavin-T to the Single-Layer β-Sheet of the Peptide Self-Assembly Mimics.” J Mol Biol 394: 627-633. [Journal IF =4.894 , Citations=86]
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.09.056. PMID: 19799914
61. Dupuis NF, Wu C, Shea JE, Bowers MT (2009) “Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Monomers Form Ordered β-hairpins: A Possible Direct Amyloidogenic Precursor.” J Am Chem Soc 131: 18283-18292.
[Journal IF =13.038 , Citations=175] DOI: 10.1021/ja903814q. PMID: 19950949; PMCID: PMC2810149
62. Lei HX, Wang ZX, Wu C, Duan Y (2009) “Dual folding pathways of an α/β protein from all-atom ab initio folding simulations.” J Chem Phys 131: 165105. [Journal IF =2.843, Citations= 23] DOI:
10.1063/1.3238567. PMID: 19894980; PMCID: PMC2780466
63. Wu C†, Murray MM†, Bernstein SL†, Condron MM, Bitan G, et al. (2009) “The Structure of Aβ42 C-Terminal Fragments Probed by a Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study.” J Mol Biol 387: 492-
501. [Journal IF =4.894 , Citations= 90] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.01.029. PMID: 19356595; PMCID:
PMC2712569
64. Wu C, Wang ZX, Lei HX, Duan Y, Bowers MT, et al. (2008) “The Binding of Thioflavin T and Its Neutral Analog BTA-1 to Protofibrils of the Alzheimer's Disease Aβ(16-22) Peptide Probed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations.” J Mol Biol 384: 718-729. [Journal IF =4.894 , Citations=122] DOI:
10.1016/j.jmb.2008.09.062. PMID: 18851978; PMCID: PMC2712570
65. Lei HX, Wu C, Wang ZX, Zhou YQ, Duan Y (2008) “Folding processes of the B domain of protein A to the native state observed in all-atom ab initio folding simulations.” J Chem Phys 128: 235105. [Journal
IF =2.843 , Citations= 37] DOI: 10.1063/1.2937135. PMID: 18570534; PMCID: PMC2671663dual 66. Wang ZX, Wu C, Lei HX, Duan Y (2007) “Accurate ab initio study on the hydrogen-bond pairs in protein
secondary structures.” J Chem Theory Comput 3: 1527-1537. [Journal IF =5.301 , Citations= 41] DOI:
10.1021/ct700021f. PMID: 26221082; PMCID: PMC4515431
67. Lei HX, Wu C, Liu HG, Duan Y (2007) “Folding free-energy landscape of villin headpiece subdomain from molecular dynamics simulations.” Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104: 4925-4930. [Journal IF =9.423 ,
Citations= 210] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0608432104. PMID: 17360390; PMCID: PMC1829241
68. Wu C, Wang ZX, Lei HX, Zhang W, Duan Y (2007) “Dual binding modes of Congo red to amyloid protofibril surface observed in molecular dynamics simulations.” J Am Chem Soc 129: 1225-1232.
Citations: [Journal IF =13.038, citations= 135] DOI: 10.1021/ja0662772. PMID: 17263405
69. Wu C, Lei HX, Wang ZX, Zhang W, Duan Y (2006) “Phenol red interacts with the protobril-like oligomers of an amyloidogenic hexapeptide NFGAIL through both hydrophobic and aromatic contacts.” Biophys
J 91: 3664-3672. [Journal IF =3.632 ,Citations= 52] DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.081877. PMID:
16935948; PMCID: PMC1630471
70. Wang ZX, Zhang W, Wu C, Lei HX, Cieplak P, et al. (2006) “Strike a balance: Optimization of backbone torsion parameters of AMBER polarizable force field for simulations of proteins and peptides.” J Comput
Chem 27: 781-790. [Journal IF =3.648, Citations=149] DOI: 10.1002/jcc.20386. PMID: 16526038;
PMCID: PMC3926949
71. Lei HX, Wu C, Wang ZX, Duan Y (2006) “Molecular dynamics simulations and free energy analyses on the dimer formation of an amyloidogenic heptapeptide from human β2-microglobulin: Implication for the protofibril structure.” J Mol Biol 356: 1049-1063. Journal [IF =4.894 ,Citations=33] DOI:
10.1016/j.jmb.2005.11.087. PMID: 16403526
72. Zhang W, Wu C, Duan Y (2005) “Convergence of replica exchange molecular dynamics.” J Chem Phys
123: 154105. [Journal IF =2.843 ,Citations=113] DOI: 10.1063/1.2056540. PMID: 16252940
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73. Wu C, Lei HX, Duan Y (2005) “Elongation of ordered peptide aggregate of an amyloidogenic
hexapeptide NFGAIL observed in molecular dynamics simulations with explicit solvent.” J Am Chem
Soc 127: 13530-13537. [Journal IF =13.038 ,Citations= 76] DOI: 10.1021/ja050767x. PMID: 16190716
74. Wu C, Lei HX, Duan Y (2005) “The role of Phe in the formation of well-ordered oligomers of amyloidogenic hexapeptide (NFGAIL) observed in molecular dynamics simulations with explicit solvent.”
Biophys J 88: 2897-2906. [Journal IF =3.632 ,Citations= 62] DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.055574. PMID:
15653723; PMCID: PMC1305384
75. Wu C, Lei HX, Duan Y (2004) “Formation of partially ordered oligomers of amyloidogenic hexapeptide (NFGAIL) in aqueous solution observed in molecular dynamics simulations.” Biophys J 87: 3000-3009.
[Journal IF =3.632, Citations= 63] DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.047076. PMID: 15326028; PMCID:
PMC1304773
76. Duan Y, Wu C, Chowdhury S, Lee MC, Xiong GM, et al. (2003) “A point-charge force field for molecular mechanics simulations of proteins based on condensed-phase quantum mechanical calculations.” J
Comput Chem 24: 1999-2012. [Journal IF =3.648, Citations: 3576+] DOI: 10.1002/jcc.10349. PMID:
14531054
77. Chowdhury S, Zhang W, Wu C, Xiong GM, Duan Y (2003) “Breaking non-native hydrophobic clusters is the rate-limiting step in the folding of an alanine-based peptide.” Biopolymers 68: 63-75. [Journal IF =
2.248 ,Citations= 61] DOI: 10.1002/bip.10216. PMID: 12579580
78. Sui W, Wu C, Li YQ, Wen WH (2001) “Simultaneous determination of 1-chloroanthracene and 9-bromoanthracene by using matrix isopotential synchronous fluorescence spectrometry combined with derivative technique.” Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 29: 320-322. [Journal IF =1.14, Citations= 3]
79. Li YQ, Sui W, Wu C, Yu LJ (2001) “Derivative matrix isopotential synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy for the direct determination of 1-hydroxypyrene as a urinary biomarker of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.” Anal Sci 17: 167-170. [Journal IF = 1.355 , Citations= 15] DOI:
10.2116/analsci.17.167. PMID: 11993656
80. Sui W, Wu C, Li YQ (2000) “Rapid simultaneous determination of four anthracene derivatives using a single non-linear variable-angle synchronous fluorescence spectrum.” Fresenius Journal of Analytical
Chemistry 368: 669-675. [Journal IF = 0.97, Citations=16] DOI: 10.1007/s002160000551. PMID:
11227546
† Contribute equally * Corresponding authors LIST OF ORAL PRESENTATION IN NATIONAL/REGIONAL MEETINGS AND INVITED TALKS SINCE JOINING ROWAN (Undergraduate Students Underlined)
1. L. Bennett, and C.Wu “Probe the inhibition mechanism of SQ109, an investigative inhibitor of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis MmpL3 transporter protein using molecular dynamics simulations” the ACS Fall 2020 National Meeting & Expo, August 22-26, 2021.
2. A. Uba, N. Scorese, E. Dean, H.G. Liu, C Wu “ Activation mechanism of corticotrophin releasing factor receptor Type 1 elucidated using molecular dynamics simulation” the ACS Fall 2020 National Meeting & Expo, August 22-26, 2021.
3. L Leung, C. Wu “To probe the binding interactions between two FDA approved migraine drugs (Ubrogepant and Rimegepant) and calcitonin-gene related peptide receptor (CGRPR) using molecular dynamics simulations” the ACS Fall 2020 National Meeting & Expo, August 22-26, 2021.
4. N.J. Paradis, C. Wu “Probe structure and dynamics of E-protein of both SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1, implication on the virulence increase due to the two key mutations E69R and ΔG70” the ACS Fall 2020 National Meeting & Expo, August 22-26, 2021.
5. S.Y Liao, M. Pino, C. Wu “Analysis of human TAAR1 and mouse TAAR1 with Antagonist EPPTB toward selective ligands to hTAAR1 using homology modeling, docking and molecular dynamics simulation and virtual screening”, the ACS Fall 2020 National Meeting & Expo, August 22-26, 2021.
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6. Wu C “Molecular dynamics simulations of the δ-opioid receptor agonist and antagonist to suggest conformational change from inactive to active states”, the ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting & Expo, March 22-26, 2020. (Converted into on-line slide presentation, due to covid-19 pandemics)
7. Wu C “molecular dynamics simulations” in Summer Workshop “Theoretial and computation biology: from moleuces to systems, Songshan Lake in Dongguan, Aug 1-4, 2019
8. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways”, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, August 15, 2019 Host: Prof. WANG binju
9. Wu C “Binding of BRACO19 to a telomeric G-quadruplex DNA probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations with explicit solvent”, the 2019 Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 30 - June 1, 2019.
10. Wu C “Binding of EMICORON to human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (vegfr-2) G-quadruplex probed by homology modeling and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations”, SESSION: Molecular Mechanics: Recent Advances in Simulations of Nucleic Acids”, the ACS Spring 2019 National Meeting & Expo, New Orleans, LA, March 18-22, 2018.
11. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” Department of Physics, Fudan University, August 3, 2018, Host: Prof. WEI Guanghong
12. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, August 2, 2018, Host: Prof. HOU Tingjun
13. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” Department of Chemistry, Yunnan University, July 31, 2018, Host: Prof. XU SiChuan
14. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Department of Trauma Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chong Qing, July 27, 2018, Prof. XU Xiang
15. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” Department of Chemistry, Sichuan University, July 26, 2018, Prof. PU Xuemei
16. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways”, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, July 25, 2018, Prof. GAO Hui
17. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways”, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, July 24, 2018, Host: Prof WU Ruibo
18. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways”, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, July 23, 2018 Host: Prof. LIU Wen
19. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, July 23, 2018 Host: Prof. TAN Kai
20. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways”, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, July 20, 2018, Prof. MA Jing
21. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” Center of Quantitative Biology, Beijing University, July 18, 2018, Host: Prof. LAI luhua, SONG Hao
22. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, July 18, 2018, Host: Prof. GAO Lianghui
23. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” Beijing Computational Research Sciences Center (CRSC), July 17, 2018, Host: Prof. LIU haiguang
24. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting Virus, cancers and signal transduction pathways” Department of Physics, Beijing University of Posts and Telecomunications, July 16, 2018, Host: Prof. LAN Yueheng
25. Wu C “Binding of TMPyP4 to RNA G-Quadruplex Containing ALS and FTD Related G4C2 Repeat Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Explicit Solvent”, SESSION: Molecular Mechanics, the 255th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 18-22, 2018.
26. Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design (CADD) targeting cancers and signal transduction pathways”, Dept. of Chemistry & Physical Sciences, Pace University, February 28, 2018
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27. Alexandra Campbell and Chun Wu, “Binding of Anticancer Chelerythrine to DNA G-quadruplexes Promoters (BCL2, KRAS and VEGF) Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations”, MCB 2018 Fall Symposium, December 8, 2018, Science Hall, Room 126
28. Stephen Ahwin, John Alviar and Wu C “Survey of GPCR Structures for Understanding Activation Mechanism & Virtual Screening” MCB 2018 Fall Symposium, December 8, 2018, Science Hall, Room 126
29. Sader S, Wu C “In silico Visioning of G Protein-GDP Complex Communications with GPCR Bound to Different Ligands Using Molecular Dynamic Simulations”, SESSION: Membrane Proteins: Structure, Activity
& Drug Development, the 254th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2017.
30. Mullholland K, Siddiquei F, Wu C “Binding modes and pathway of RHPS4 to human telomeric G-quadruplex and duplex DNA probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations with explicit solvent”,
SESSION: Physical Chemistry Research at Undergraduate Institutions, the 254th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2017.
31. Wu C, Machireddy B. “Probing the binding mechanism of BRACO19 to parallel quadruplexes from human telomeric DNA using molecular dynamics simulation with a free ligand”, SESSION: Molecular Mechanics, the 254th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2017.
32. Sader S, Anant K, Wu C “Probe activation mechanism of 6TM variants of human µ-opioid receptor by morphine derivative (IBNtxA) using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation with explicit membrane” the platform session of Membrane Receptors & Signal Transduction, the Biophysical Society 61st Annual Meeting,NewOrleans, Louisiana, Feb. 11 – 15, 2017
LIST OF POSTER PRESENTATION IN NATIONAL/REGIONAL MEETINGS SINCE JOINING ROWAN (UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS UNDERLINED)
33. Nicholas Paradis, Phillip M. Lakernick and Chun Wu, A random mutation model followed by SARS-CoV2 at both nucleotide and protein sequence observed in past 2 years, 2021 MidAtlantic Bioinformatics Conference. November 8, 2021
34. Meeraj Amin and Chun Wu “The Analysis of the 5’ Untranslated region mRNA Secondary Structure of SARS-COV-2 and its related genomic strains”, 2021 MidAtlantic Bioinformatics Conference. November 8, 2021
35. Mursalin Singh and Chun Wu “Was an Adenovirus Vaccine Challenge Trial Conducted on ICU patients at Wuhuan Jinyintan Hospital in Dec. 2019? Additional evidence to support Dr. Quay’s finding.” 2021 MidAtlantic Bioinformatics Conference. November 8, 2021
36. M. Arba, N.J. Paradis, D. Brunt and C. Wu “ Unraveling the binding mechanism of the active form of remdesivir to RdRp of SARS-CoV-2 and designing new potential analogues: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations using AMBER compatible ligand force fields”, the ACS Fall 2021 National Meeting & Expo, August 22-26, 2020.
37. V. Kumar, H.G. Liu and C.Wu “Drug repurposing against SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain using ensemble-based virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations” the ACS Fall 2020 National Meeting & Expo, August 22-26, 2021.
38. Holli-Joi Sullivan, Chun Wu*, Binding mechanism of CX-5461 to human telomeric, c-kit1 and c-Myc promoter G-quadruplexes, and a DNA duplex using free ligand molecular dynamics simulations, ACS Spring 2020 National Meeting & Expo, March 22-26, 2020. (Converted into on-line poster, due to covid-19 pandemics)
39. Gilbert Fleischer, Chun Wu* Evaluation of Current Treatments and Identification so of Novel Compounds Targetting the COVID 19 RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Using a Norovirus Homology Model, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
40. Lucas F. Bennett, Chun Wu* Molecular modeling of MmpL3 inhibitor SQ109 and high-throughput virtual screening identifies potential therapeutic alternatives for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
41. Brian Chen, and Chun Wu* Probing the binding pathway of a disubstituted benzofuran compound (D089-0563) to c- MYC G-quadruplex using free ligand binding simulations and Markov State Model analysis,
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Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
42. Harika Aluwala, Chun Wu* Molecular modelling of PF-06882961 a novel small molecule agonist for GLP-1 receptor and high throughput virtual screening to identify novel compounds Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
43. Kirsten B. Hatchell, Chun Wu* Molecular modeling of selective inhibitor Erdafitinib to activating cancer mutations N540K and K650E in FGFR kinases and identifying novel inhibitor by high throughput virtual screening, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
44. Dylan J. Brunt, Chun Wu* Investigation of neuropeptide receptor subtype NPFF2 as a potential therapeutic target for small molecule peptide mimetics in the aid of nociception regulation and opioid modulation, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
45. Emily Dean Chun Wu* Investigation of neuropeptide receptor subtype NPFF1 as a potential therapeutic target for small molecule peptide mimetics aiding in nociception regulation and opioid modulation, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
46. Emily Dean, Chun Wu*Probing the active conformation of the delta opioid receptor by an agonist ADL5859 using molecular dynamic simulation with explicit membrane, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
47. Nicholas J. Paradis, Chun Wu* Probing the Binding Pathways of the Plant Alkaloid Chelerythrine to KRAS DNA G-Quadruplex via Free-Ligand Binding Simulations and Markov State Modeling Analyses, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
48. Holli-Joi Sullivan, Chun Wu* Binding mechanism of CX-5461 to human telomeric, c-kit1 and c-Myc promoter G-quadruplexes, and a DNA duplex using free ligand molecular dynamics simulations, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
49. Michael J. Pino, Chun Wu* Molecular Modeling of Helicase inhibitors of CoVID-19 virus and identifying novel inhibitors by high throughput virtual screening, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2020 (Cancelled due to covid-19 pandemics)
50. Wu C, TED_style talk, CSM Research Expo , May 3, 2019
51. Wu C, My 20-year Journey in Using HPC for Scientific Research: Pitfalls and Tips. Workshop on High-Performance Computing, March 28, 2019
52. Griffin Fountain, Subash Jonnalagadda, Claude Krummenacher and Chun Wu*, High throughput virtual screening of ZINC drug-like ligand database against the second binding site Glycoprotein D (gD) of herpes simplex virus 1 toward a more potent inhibitor, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
53. Griffin Fountain, Simranjit Kaur, Claude Krummenacher and Chun Wu, Glycoprotein D of herpes simplex virus probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
54. Carina Olivas, Alexandre. Ilitchev, Maxwell J. Giammona, Sarah L. Cloud, Kristi L. Cantrell, Steven K. Buratto, Michael T. Bowers, Chun Wu, Hetero-oligomeric Amyloid Assembly and Mechanism: Prion Fragment PrP(106-126) Catalyzes the Islet Amyloid Polypeptide β-Hairpin, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
55. Nicolas Scorese and Chun Wu, Binding of Peptide Agonist Urocortin, and Small Molecule Antagonist CP 376395 to the CRF1 Receptor Probed by Molecular Dynamics SimulationsRowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
56. Michael J. Pino Jr., Emily Dean, Charles Cooper, Thomas Keck and Chun Wu, Joint Computational-Experimental Drug Discovery of Novel Biased Agonists to Dopamine D2 Receptor toward Better
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Schizophrenia/Parkinson’s Medications, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
57. Jacqueline C. Mohen, John Jacobson, Dylan J. Brunt and Chun Wu, Molecular Dynamics Study of Intrinsic Activation of Four Night Blindness Mutations A292E, A295V, G90D, and T94I in Human GPCR Rhodopsin, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
58. Nicolas Scorese and Chun Wu, GLP-1 Receptor in Complex with a Full Agonist and a Biased Agonist Probed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
59. Griffin Fountain and Chun Wu, Binding of a Disubstituted Benzofuran Derivative (DBD) to C-MYC promoter G-quadruplex using free ligand molecular dynamics simulations Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
60. Nikki D’Oliviera, Gregory A. Caputo, Timothy Vaden, and Chun Wu, The Computational Study of the Unfolding of Azurin at Melting Temperature (313K) in Ionic Liquid OMIMCl, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
61. Joshua Freyer, Wen Liu, Chun Wu, Development of Small Molecule Inhibitors to Lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 (LSD1), Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
62. Siyan Liao, Emily Dean, Wen Liu, and Chun Wu, High Through-Put Virtual Screening on inhibitors binding PD-L1 or/and PD-L2 for cancer immuno-therapy, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
63. Brian Chen, Norman Fultang, Bela Peethambaran, Subash Jonnalagadda, and Chun Wu, In-Silico Docking of Rx7, a novel ROR1-inhibitor that represses Triple Negative Breast Cancer survival, to ROR-1 using Homology Modeling and Active Site Mapping, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
64. Lucas Bennett and Chun Wu, Binding of Selective Antgonist Istradefylline to Human Adenosine A2A Receptor Probed by Molecualr Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
65. Holli-Joi Sullivan and Chun Wu, Binding of BRACO19 to a Telomeric G-Quadruplex DNA Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Explicit Solvent, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
66. Holli-Joi Sullivan and Chun Wu, The Computational Study of Anti-Diabetic Agonist Chiglitazar with Human Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
67. Holli-Joi Sullivan and Chun Wu, Binding of CX-5461 to human telomeric, c-KIT1 and c-Myc promoter G-quadruplexes, and a DNA duplex using free ligand molecular dynamics simulations, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
68. Amy Erhard and Chun Wu, Comparison of antagonist and agonist molecular dynamics simulations of the δ–opioid receptor to verify conformational change from inactive to active states, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
69. Siyan Liao, Himani Bhakta, Jia Song, Yanling Song, Chaoyong Yang and Chun Wu, Probing the Binding of a Quadruple-DNA to EpCAM using Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
70. Stephen Ahwin, John Alviar, Micheal Pino, Marshall Asbury, and Chun Wu, Survey of GPCR Structures for Understanding Activation Mechanism & Virtual Screening, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
71. Deirdra McNeil and Chun Wu, Investigation of Serotonin Receptor Allelic Variations In Modulating Efficacy of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Using Homology Modeling And Molecular Docking, Rowan University Student Scholars Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 25-26, 2019
72. SARAH HALIM, JONATHAN RESTREPO, and Chun WU, The Folding Pathway of RNA G-quadruplex Containing ALS-FTD Related G4C2 Repeat 85 Probed by Replica Exchange Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Explicit Solvent, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
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73. CECILIA G. FLOYD, and Chun Wu, Probing the Biased Agonism of TRV-130 on μ-opioid receptor (MOR) using Replica Exchange Molecular Dynamics (REMD) Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
74. ALEXANDRA N. CAMPBELL, and Chun Wu, The Binding Mode Pathways of Chelerythrine with 2F8U, 5I2V, and 2M27 G-quadruplexes using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
75. SHAINA NOGLE, Xiaoyan Wang, and Chun Wu, The Computational Study of Anti-Diabetic Agonist Chiglitazar with Human Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptors Using Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
76. ASHLEIGH M. MCCONNELL, and Chun Wu, Binding of Beta-Arrestin Biased Ligands (Isoetharine and Carvelilol) and an Unbiased Ligand (Isoproterenol) to Beta2-Adrogenic Receptor Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
77. NICOLAS A. SCORESE, and Chun Wu, Binding of Peptide Agonist Urocortin, Peptide Antagonist Astressin, and Small Molecule Antagonist CP 154,526 to the CRF1 Receptor Probed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
78. HOLLI-JOI SULLIVAN, and Chun Wu, Binding of CX-5461 to Human Telomeric, c-kit1 and cMyc Promoter G-quadruplexes, and a DNA Duplex Using Free Ligand Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
79. HANNAH M. HOAG, SAFAA SADER, and Chun Wu, In Silico Visioning Communications between Signal Ligands on Beta2 Adrenergic Receptor and Effecter Guanine Nucleotide (GDP) on G-Protein Using Molecular Dynamics simulations in explicit membrane, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
80. MIRANDA K. PREZIOSI, and Chun Wu, Binding of Bethanechol (agonist) and QNB (antagonist) to human M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor probed by molecular dynamics simulations with explicit membrane, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
81. NAZRA A. SYED, and Chun Wu, To Decipher the Activation Mechanism of an Atypical Antidepressant Drug, Tianeptine, Using Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulations with Explicit Membrane, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
82. JOSE B. PARRA, and Chun Wu, To Probe the Binding of Gambogic Acid and Plerixafor, an Anti-Cancer Drug, to CXCR4 Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation with Explicit Membrane, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
83. DAEGUN A. BONG, and Chun Wu, To Probe the Working Mechanism of ML380, a Positive Allosteric Modulator, and ML375, a Negative Allosteric Modulator of the M5 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
84. JOHN J. VIZZINI, and Chun Wu, Binding of MM41 to the Promoter G-quadruplex of Oncogenes BCL-2 and K-RAS Using Free Ligand Binding Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
85. JUN CAI, and Chun Wu, Homology Modeling of Human vegrf-2 Promoter Gquadruplex and Its Binding with EMICORON Probed by Free Ligand Binding Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
86. GRIFFIN M. FOUNTAIN, and Chun Wu, Binding of a Disubstituted Benzofuran Derivative (DBD) to C-MYC promoter G-quadruplex using free ligand molecular dynamics simulations, Rowan University STEM symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 20, 2018
87. Wu C “Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Biased Agonists at the Dopamine D2 Receptor Suggests the Mechanism of Receptor Functional Selectivity” the 255th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 18-22, 2018
88. Mohen J, Wu C “Shedding light on the conformational changes leading to intrinsic activation of four night blindness mutations G90D, T94I, A292E, A295V on the human GPCR rhodopsin: A molecular dynamics
simulation study”, the 254th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2017
89. Radicella C, Fasano T, Persad V, Wu C “Binding at the telomeric G-quadruplex-duplex interface: A
computational study”, the 254th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2017
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90. Griffin Fountain and Chun Wu, “Binding of a Disubstituted Benzo furan Derivative (DBD) to C-MYC promoter G-quadruplex using free ligand molecular dynamics simulations ” Chemistry Fall Research Symposium, November 16, 2018, Science Hall Atrium/Planetarium
91. Holli-Joi Sullivan and Chun Wu, “Binding of CX-5461 to human telomeric, c-KIT1 and c-Myc promoter G-quadruplexes, and a DNA duplex using free ligand molecular dynamics simulations” Chemistry Fall Research Symposium, November 16, 2018, Science Hall Atrium/Planetarium
92. Floyd CG, Wu C “Probing Biased Activation of µ-opioid Receptor by the Biased Agonist PZM21 Using all Atom Molecular Dynamic Simulation”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
93. Montgomery DW, Wu C “Molecular Dynamics of Biased Agonists at the Dopamine D2 Receptor Suggests the Mechanism of Receptor Functional Selectivity”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
94. McConnell AM, Wu C “Probing the active conformation of the delta opioid receptor by multiple agonists using molecular dynamic simulation with explicit membrane”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
95. Mohen J, Wu C “Shedding Light on the Conformational Changes Leading to Intrinsic Activation of Four Night Blindness Mutations G90D, T94I, A292E, A295V on the Human GPCR Rhodopsin: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
96. Readmond C, Wu C “Investigating detailed interactions between novel PAR1 antagonist F16357 and the receptor using docking and molecular dynamic simulations”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
97. Sullivan HJ, Nogle S, Wu C “Determining the Source of Carfentanil's Potency Using Molecular Dynamic Simulation for Pharmaceutical Development”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
98. Radicella CS, Wu C “Binding at the Telomeric G-quadruplex-Duplex Interface”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
99. Radicella CS, Wu C “Non-peptide Agonist and Antagonist Binding to the Oxytocin Receptor”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
100. Machireddy B, Jonnalagadda SC, Ramanujachary KV, Wu C “Computer Aided Drug Design in Boron Therapeutics targeting Onychomycosis”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
101. Machireddy B, Kalra G, Jonnalagadda SC, Ramanujachary KV, Wu C “Probing the Binding mechanism of BRACO19 to Parallel Quadruplexes from Human Telomeric DNA using Molecular Dynamics Simulation with a Free Ligand”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
102. Ge L, Moran-Nesteor JL, Wu C “Binding of Agonist and Antagonist to Human P2Y12 Receptor Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Probe Rceptor Activation Mechanism”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
103. Bong DA, Perhach JE, Wu C “Recognition Mechanisms of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors M1-5 by Subtype Selective Agonists and Antagonists”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
104. Sader S, Wu C “In silico Visioning of G Protein-GDP Complex Communications with GPCR Bound to Different Ligands Using Molecular Dynamic Simulations in Explicit Membrane”, Science, Technology,
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105. Haila GJ, Krummenacher C, Wu C “Novel approach to prevent herpes infection”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2017
106. Fountain GM, Wu C “Predict Na+-sensitivity of A412997, an agonist to dopamine D4 receptor”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 22, 2017
107. Borrell KL, Stinger B, Cangclin C, DeFrates K, Caputo GA, Wu C, Vaden TD, “ An Experimental & Molecular Dynamics Study of Red Fluorescent Protein mCherry in Novel Aqueous Amino Acid Ionic Liquids”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 22, 2017
108. Hoag HM, Delesky EM, Mcallister SR, Fountain GM, Wu C, Keck TM, “Development of binding of novel D4 receptor-selective compounds as agonists used to study neuropsychiatric disorders”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 22, 2017
109. Crouch M, Wu C “Analysis of Highly Selective/Functionally Selective Dopamine D3 Hybrid Ligand”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
110. Crouch M, Wu C “Analysis of Highly Selective/Functionally Selective Dopamine D3 Hybrid Ligand”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
111. Tan K, Smith A, Wu C “Molecular Simulation Comparison of TRV-130 and Morphine: Understanding Biased Agonism at the mu-Opioid Receptor”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
112. Tan K, Smith A, Wu C “Molecular Simulation Comparison of TRV-130 and Morphine: Understanding Biased Agonism at the mu-Opioid Receptor”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
113. Muller ACG, Wu C “Binding of Fexofenadine to Human, Dog and Cat Histamine H1 Receptor”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
114. Muller ACG, Wu C “Binding of Fexofenadine to Human, Dog and Cat Histamine H1 Receptor”,7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
115. Berry KM, Wu C “A Mechanism Study on Osimertinib, a Third Generation Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Drug Using Covalent/Non-Covalent Docking and All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016
116. Deleon C, Wu C “Why EPPTB, a Good Antagonist to Mouse TAAR1 Receptor, Does Not Work Well on Human TAAR1?”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
117. Deleon C, Wu C “Why EPPTB, a Good Antagonist to Mouse TAAR1 Receptor, Does Not Work Well on Human TAAR1?”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
118. Meremianin A, Wu C “Binding of the Anti-Tumor Drug Trabectedin to DNA Target, Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
119. Meremianin A, Wu C “Binding of the Anti-Tumor Drug Trabectedin to DNA Target, Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
120. Maurer J, Wu C “Biased Agonism of TRV027 to Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Analysis with an Explicit Membrane”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
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121. Maurer J, Wu C “Biased Agonism of TRV027 to Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Analysis with an Explicit Membrane”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
122. Sader S, Wu C “Structural and Dynamic Analysis of Wild and Splice Variants Opioid Receptors by Homology Modeling, Docking and All Atoms Molecular Dynamic Simulation with Explicit Membrane”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
123. Chea J, Wu C “Working Mechanism of Negative Allosteric Modulators MFZ 10-7, MTEP and Fenobam Docked to Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 (mGluR5) and Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Docked Complexes with Explicit Membrane”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
124. Chea J, Wu C “Working Mechanism of Negative Allosteric Modulators MFZ 10-7, MTEP and Fenobam Docked to Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 (mGluR5) and Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Docked Complexes with Explicit Membrane”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
125. Kalra G, Wu C “Binding Challenge For Bevirimat , A HIV Maturation Inhibitor, To Its Protein Target” Probed By All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation With Explicit Solvent”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
126. Kalra G, Wu C “Binding Challenge For Bevirimat , A HIV Maturation Inhibitor, To Its Protein Target” 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
127. Pagnoncelli IB, Wu C “Activation Mechanism of Delta Opioid Receptor, Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation of 11 Common Agonist/Antagonists with the Receptor in Explicit Membrane”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
128. Fisher P, Floyd CG, McConnell AM, Wu C “Virtual Screening of Ligands Targeting 6TM Splice Variants of Mu-Opioid Receptors: To Identify Novel Analgesics Comparable to IBNtxA”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
129. Fisher P, Floyd CG, McConnell AM, Wu C “Virtual Screening of Ligands Targeting 6TM Splice Variants of Mu-Opioid Receptors: To Identify Novel Analgesics Comparable to IBNtxA”,11th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at William Paterson University, Wayne, JJ, April 9, 2016
130. Fisher P, Floyd CG, McConnell AM, Wu C “Virtual Screening of Ligands Targeting 6TM Splice Variants of Mu-Opioid Receptors: To Identify Novel Analgesics Comparable to IBNtxA”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
131. Mullholland KA, Wu C “A Mechanical Study of Topisomerase I Mutations Leading to Anti-Cancer Drug Resistance in Camptothecin Analogs and Lucanthone”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
132. Mullholland KA, Wu C “A Mechanical Study of Topisomerase I Mutations Leading to Anti-Cancer Drug Resistance in Camptothecin Analogs and Lucanthone”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
133. Mullholland KA, Wu C “Binding Analysis of Telomestatin to a Telomeric G-Quadruplex DNA Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
134. Mullholland KA, Wu C “Binding Analysis of Telomestatin to a Telomeric G-Quadruplex DNA Probed by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
135. Oliverira FSR, Wang XY, Wu C “Activation Mechanism of Partial and Full Agonists to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Probed by All-Atom Dynamics Simulation with Explicit Solvent”, Science,
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136. Oliverira FSR, Wang XY, Wu C “Activation Mechanism of Partial and Full Agonists to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Probed by All-Atom Dynamics Simulation with Explicit Solvent”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
137. Yamabushi AM, Wu C “Working mechanism of Nebivolol (antagonist), Pindolol (partial agonist) and Isoprenaline (agonist) to beta-1 adrenoreceptor, probed by homology modeling, docking and all-atom molecular dynamics simulation with explicit membrane”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016
138. Kalra G, Maurer J, Wu C “Binding Of BRACCO19 To A Telomeric Quadruplex, Probed By All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation With Explicit Solvent”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016,
139. Kalra G, Maurer J, Wu C “Binding Of BRACCO19 To A Telomeric Quadruplex, Probed By All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation With Explicit Solvent” 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
140. Tenn AK, Wu C “Working mechanism of propranolol (antagonist), salbutamol (partial agonist) and Isoprenaline (agonist) to beta-2 adrenoreceptor, probed by docking and all-atom molecular dynamics simulation with explicit membrane”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016
141. Cai J, Wu C “Working mechanism of agonists of (Compound-26 and Way-267464) and antagonist (DORA-39) binding to orexin receptor 2, probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of the receptor-ligand complex with explicit membrane.”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016
142. Siddiquei F, Wu C “Binding of TMPyP4, a G-quadruplex ligand, to promoter of oncogenes c-Kit and Bcl-2 probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016
143. Syed N, Wu C “Activation mechanism of thyroid hormone alpha receptor by an agonist synthroid, probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations” Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016
144. Fountain G, Wu C “Interactions of agonist A412997 and antagonist A381393 with Dopamine D4 receptor probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations with explicit membrane”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016
145. Fountain G, Wu C “Interactions of agonist A412997 and antagonist A381393 with Dopamine D4 receptor probed by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations with explicit membrane”, 7th Annual SJACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, Glassboro, NJ, April 23, 2016
146. Hermandez JJS, Wu C “Rolapitant as an antagonist of NK-1 receptor”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 21, 2016
147. Keck TM, Wu C, Fountina GM, Tkaczynski JA, Freund, JR, Bonizfazi A, Elleb erger M, Newman AH, Boateng CA Wu C, “A rational drug design strategy for novel dopamine D4 receptor agonists”, Behavior, Biology and Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction, San Antonio, TX, March 5-6, 2016
148. Kumar A, Wu C “Binding of Analgesic Drugs to Their Targets (µ-Opioid Receptors) probed by Molecular Modeling”, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 24, 2015
149. Mullholland K, Wu C, Shen ZH, Zheng YJ, “Binding of Anti-cancer Ligands to Key G-Quadruplex DNA Structures probed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations” Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, April 24, 2015
LIST OF INVITED TALKS PRIOR TO JOINING ROWAN
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150. Wu C “Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations: a powerful tool for biomedical research”, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P. R. China, June, 2013
151. Wu C “Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations: a powerful tool for biomedical research”, Xiamen University, Xiamen, P. R. China, June, 2013
152. Wu C “Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations: a powerful tool for biomedical research”, Shangdong University, Jinan, P. R. China, June, 2013
153. Wu C “Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations: a powerful tool for biomedical research”, Fudan University, Shanghai, P. R. China, June, 2013
154. Wu C & Shea JE “Structural basis for physiological and pathological activities of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) probed by molecular dynamics simulations”, 6th Worldwide Chinese Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, June. 2013
155. Wu C “Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations: a powerful tool for biomedical research”, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, March, 2013
156. Wu C Dupuis NF, Bowers MT and Shea JE “Folding and dimerization of type 2 diabetes amyloid forming amylin peptide using molecular dynamics simulations: potential drug targets”, The 11th National Conference of Quantum Chemistry, Hefei, China, May. 2011
157. Wu C “Development of AMBER protein force fields and bio-applications of all-atom molecular dynamics simulations”, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai, China, May. 2011
158. Wu C “Development of AMBER protein force fields and bio-applications of all-atom molecular dynamics simulations”, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, May. 2011
159. Wu C “Computational modeling (sequence-structure-dynamics): a great opportunity for China”, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, May. 2011
160. Wu C “Development of AMBER protein force fields and bio-applications of all-atom molecular dynamics simulations”, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, May. 2011
161. Wu C “Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations: a great opportunity for China”, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, May. 2011
162. Wu C “Development of AMBER protein force fields and bio-applications of all-atom molecular dynamics simulations”, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong, China, May. 2011
163. Wu C “Probing and optimizing functional small molecules and bio-molecules by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations”, LSU, LA, Feb. 2011
164. Wu C “Dye binding, folding and aggregation of amyloid peptides probed by all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations ”, LSU, LA, Feb. 2011
165. Wu C, M Grabenauer, Bowers MT & Shea JE “Predicting structures of small non-amyloid and amyloid proteins using molecular dynamics simulation in implicit water”, Isolated Biomolecules and Biomolecular Interactions 2010, Berlin, Jun. 2010
166. Wu C, Shea JE& Bowers MT “The Binding of Thioflavin-T and its Neutral Analog PIB to Cross-b-subunit of the Alzheimer Aβ9-40 peptide probed by Molecular Dynamics simulations”, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, Dec. 2009
167. Wu C “Molecular dynamics simulations and applications”, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, Dec. 2009
168. Wu C & Shea JE “ab initio folding of α/β protein by All-atom Molecular Dynamics”, 2nd ITP international symposium, Santa Barbara, USA, Nov. 2009
169. Wu C, Shea JE& Bowers MT “An introduction to protein and peptide aggregation”, 238th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, USA, Aug. 2009
170. Wu C, Shea JE& Bowers MT “Multiple binding sites of Alzheimer’s Aβ16-22 protofibril-oligomer by Thioflavin-T and its neutral analog (BTA-1) observed in molecular dynamics simulations”, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, Feb. 2008
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171. ZG LIN, C. WU, YB ZHAO, YG TONG, JG XU, SK YANG, “ Applying accumulation method to tridimensional fluorescence spectrometry” Proceeding of the 5th China Luminescence Spectroscopy Analysis Conference, P36-37(1996)
172. ZG LIN, YG TONGi, C. WU, XP XIAO, YB ZHAO, JG XU, “Obtainment of any type of synchronous fluorescence spectra of two components by computational method” Proceeding of the 5th China Luminescence Spectroscopy Analysis Conference, P34-35(1996)
173. ZG LIN, YG TONG, C. WU, XP XIAO, YB ZHAO, JG XU “Quick obtainment of excitation emission matrix (EEM) of multi-component by linear addition of the EEM of each component “ Proceeding of the 5th China Luminescence Spectroscopy Analysis Conference P32-33(1996)
174. ZG LIN, C. WU, YG TONG, YB ZHAO, JG XU, SK YANG, “Quick obtainment of excitation emission matrix(EEM) of single component from its excitation and emission spectra of fluorescence by numerical orthogonal computing method”, Proceeding of the 5th China Luminescence Spectroscopy Analysis Conference P31-32, (1996)
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Current Research Scholars and Students in the lab
Name Term Project After graduation Visiting professor/Co-Postdoc Dr. Abdullahi Ibrahim Uba 2019-present GPCR receptor
Graduate students Dylan Brunt (MS, Pharm Sci) 09/2019-present GPCR receptor Emily Dean (MS, Pharm Sci) 09/2019-present GPCR receptor Lucas Bennett (MS, Pharm Sci) 09/2019-present gD Michael Pino (MS, Pharm Sci) 09/2019-present GPCR receptor Harika Aluwala (MS, Pharm Sci) 09/2019-present GPCR receptor Nicholas Paradis (MS, Pharm Sci)
09/2020-present G-quadruplex, Ionic Liquid
Rowan Pharmaceutical Science (MS)
Philip Lakernick (BS, Biochem) 09/2019-present
COVID-19
Undergraduate students Mursalin Singh (BS, Biology) 01/2021-present COVID-19 Annie Tran (BS, Biology) 09/2019-present COVID-19
Katherine Hausman (BS, TBS) 01/2020-present Kinase Inhibitor Zarro, Allison (BS, Bioinformatics) 09/2021-present Justin David Carbone (BS, Biochemistry)
07/2020-present
Daniel M Mattera (BS, Biology)
09/2020-present
Claudine Marie Wrisley (BS, Biochemistry)
09/2020-present
Yaidaliz Medina (BS, Biochemistry)
09/2020-present
Mark Christopher Alesiani (BS, Biology)
09/2020-present
Meeraj Amin (BS, Biology) 09/2020-present Mariya Hryb (BS, Biology) 09/2020-present Jared Briley (BS, Biochemistry) 09/2020-present Gbemisola Olaoye (BS, Chemistry)
09/2020-present
Jean-Baptiste, Gaelle <[email protected]>
11/2020-present
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Past Research Scholars and Students in the lab
Name Term Project After graduation Visiting professor Prof. Kai Tan 03/2015-03/2016 Pain/opioid receptor Collaboration Prof. Xiaoyan Wang 07/2015-01/2016 Diabetes/ PPAR Collaboration Prof. Liao Siyan 09/2018-01/2021 GPCR receptor Dr. Vikash Kumar 08/2019-08/2021 GPCR receptor
Graduate students Dhrumiben Patel (MS, Bioinformatics)
09/2020-2021 COVID-19 Scientist III Sanofi
Nakoa Webber (MS, Pharm Sci)
09/2020-2021 COVID-19 PhD program, Drexel University, College of Medicine
Brian Chen (MS, Bioinfo)
09/2018-05/2020 MSM Software engineer Illumina
Holli Sullivan (MS, Pharm Sci)
09/2018-05/2020 G-quadruplex PhD in pharmaceutical Science at UNC Chapel Hill
Amy Erhard (MS, Bioinfo)
09/2018-01/2020 GPCR receptor
Hannah Hoag 05/2017-05/2018 Dopamine D4
receptor/mGluR5/G-protein PHD, Biochemsitry, Thomas jefferson University
Griffin Fountain 09/2017-05/2019 Dopamine D4 receptor/D3 Rowan, Chemical Engineering (MS)
Daegun Bong 01/2017-05/2018 M3 receptor, PPAR
Jun Cai 01/2016-05/2018 PPAR receptors PhD program, George State University
Babitha Machireddy 05/2016-09/2017 BRACO19 PhD in chemistry, University of Arkansas
Jacquelin Mohen 01/2017-05/2017 Rhodopsin Pharmacy Technician, CSV Health
Kenneth M Berry 01/2016-08/2016 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Kelly Mulholland 02/2015-05/2016 Cancer/Top1/REMD PhD program in
Univ. of Delaware Safaa Sader 07/2015-05/2016 Pain/opioid receptor PhD program in
Auburn Univ. Nicolas Scorese 09/2017-05/2019 OTR receptor Data Analyst, PDS life
science
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Undergraduate students
Annie Tran (BS, Biology)
09/2019-06/2021 COVID-19
Nicholas Paradis (BS, Biochem)
01/2019-05/2020 G-quadruplex, Ionic Liquid Rowan Pharmaceutical Science (MS)
Kirsten Hatchell (BS, Biochem)
01/2020-present Kinase Inhibitor
Lauren Leung (BS, Biochem)
01/2019-present GPCR
Christopher Beitel (BS, Chem)
09/2020-present GPCR
Julianne, Gallagher (BS, Biochem)
01/2021-present
Michael Papp (BS, Biochem)
09/2019-01/2020
STING
Sekou Bayo (BS, Biology)
09/2019-01/2020
HBV
Maurice Lindner-Jackson (BS, Biochem)
09/2019-01/01/2020
TAAR
Gilbert Fleischer (BS, Biology)
09/2019-05/2020
HBV, RdRp
Stefi Lao (BS, Biochem)
09/2019-05/2020
CAR-T
Jennifer Necsutu (BS, Biology)
01/2020-05/2020 GPCR
John Vizzini 01/2018-05/2018 G-quadruplex Doctor of Physical Therapy, Widner University
Jose Parra 01/2018-05/2018 GPCR Associate of Pharmaceutical R&D, Ascendia Pharmaceuticals
Sarah Halim 01/2018-05/2018 G-quadruplex Nazra Syed 01/2018-05/2018 GPCR Miranda Presiosi 01/2018-05/2018 GPCR Organic Prep
Technician, ALS Nikkil D’Oliviera 01/2019-05/2019 Ionic Liquid Joshua Freyer 01/2019-05/2019 SET 7 TMS Treater,
Success TMS Nicolas Scorese 09/2017-05/2019 OTR receptor Data Analyst, PDS
Life Sciences Heral Patel 09/2017-05/2018 Way/TAAR1 Master's in Biomedical
Sciences, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Shaina Nogle 09/2017-05/2018 PPAR Rowan Pharmaceutical Science (MS)
John Jacobson 08/2017-05/2018 GPCR receptor/Rhodopsin
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Alexandra Campbell 08/2017-05/2018 G-Quadruplex/HT1B Shane Scott 08/2017-05/2018 GPCR receptor/gP/Elastin Sarah Halim 08/2017-05/2018 Taxol Zachary Finkel 09/2017-05/2018 GPCR receptor/ILs PhD, Biomedical
Engineering, Rutgers University
Carina Olivas 08/2017-05/2018 TAAR1/ Cecilia Floyd 09/2015-05/2018 Pain/Opioid receptor Optometry Program,
Salus University Stephen Ahwin 09/2018-05/2019 GPCR John Alviar 09/2018-05/2019 GPCR QC Chemist,
Norquay Technogly Ashleigh McConnell 09/2015-05/2018 Pain/Opioid receptor Holli-Joi Sullivan 01/2017-05/2018 Opioid receptor Rowan
Pharmaceutical Science (MS)
Victoria Persad 09/2017-05/2018 G-Quadruplex Adlin Antiquena 05/2017-05/2018 Opioid receptor Nikkoli Lueder 06/2017-05/2018 GPCR receptor Bioinformatics (MS),
Rowan Univer Michael Olivieri 05/2017-05/2018 Taxol analogs/taxol Rowan
Pharmaceutical Science (MS)
Jack Edward Perhach 01/2017-05/2018 M3 receptor Joseph Garner 06/2017-05/2018 G-quadruplex Farzana Siddiquei 01/2016-05/2017 G-quadruplex Doctor of Dental
Medicine, Temple University
Amanda Tursi 01/2017-05/2017 HT1b receptor Biomedical Informatics (PhD), University of Cincinnati, Bioinformatics (MS), University of Turku
Christina Radicella 09/2016-05/2017 OTR receptor ASRC FEDERAL (software company)
David Montgomery 09/2016-05/2017 D2 receptor PhD program in Univ. of Georgia
Thomas Fasano 09/2016-05/2017 G-quadruplex Quality Control Lab Analyst, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Lan Ge 01/2017-05/2017 GPCR receptor Laboratory Technician, Bristol Myers Squibb
Jorge L. Moran-Nestor 01/2017-05/2017 GPCR receptor GC Chemist, Atlantic Analytical Laboratory
Anna-Kay Tenn 01/2016-06/2016 GPCR receptor Alissa M. Yamabushi 01/2016-06/2016 GPCR receptor Science Teacher,
Penns Grove High School
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Juan Sanchez Hernandez
01/2016-06/2016 GPCR receptor
Matthew Crouch 07/2015-12/2016 D3 receptor Teligent, Inc. Christine Cancglin 09/2016-12/2016 Ionic Liquid Johnson Matthey Griffin Fountain 07/2015-12/2016 D4 receptor Rowan
Pharmaceutical Science (MS)
Matthew Gilmurray 09/2016-12/2016 D2 receptor Catherine Ann Deleon 07/2015-12/2016 TAAR1 Chemist, NAL Pharma Jeffrey Maurer 02/2016-05/2018 Modeling/Simulation PhD program in
Stony Brook University
Alex Meremianin 02/2016-05/2018 Modeling/Simulation John Davis Chea 02/2016-08/2017 Membrane receptor PhD, Chemical
Engineering, Rowan Anna Muller 02/2016-05/2016 Allergy/H1 Gurmannat Kalra 02/2016-05/2016 Cancer/DNA quadruplex PhD program in
Univ. of Maryland Iohana Bianca Pagnoncelli
02/2016-05/2016 Cancer/DNA quadruplex Morphological Sciences (MS), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Abigail Marry Smith 02/2016-05/2017 Pain/Opioid receptor Rowan Pharmaceutics Science (MS)
Fernanda Soares Rasquel De Oliveira
02/2016-05/2016 Diabetes/PPAR
Paige Fisher 09/2015-05/2016 Pain/Opioid receptor Joshua Bartosz 09/2015-12/2015 Pain/Opioid receptor Medical Technologist,
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Deirdra Mcneil 09/2015-12/2015 TAAR1 Rowan Bioinformatics Science (MS)
Anant Kumar 2014 Summer-2015 Fall/Rowan
Membrane protein modeling Local Company
Kevin O’Brien* (undergraduate)
2013 Fall-2014 Fall/Rowan
Virtual drug screening PhD program in Univ. of Pennsylvania
Co-advising oversea students
Mingwei Wen (Ph.D student)
2012-2014 /University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Modeling method development Local Company
Zhanghang Chen (MS student)
2013-2014/Shandong University
Binding interactions between DNA and anti-cancer drugs
High School Teacher
Xiaolin Wang (Ph.D student)
2013-2014/Shandong University
Anti-microbial peptides Faculty